Thematic Bible: Slandered


Thematic Bible



but one of the Presbyters told me, "Weep not; lo, the Lion of Judah's tribe, the Scion of David, he has won the power of opening the scroll and its seven seals."



And all the crowds were amazed; they said, "Can this be the Son of David?"

And the crowds who went in front of him and who followed behind shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name! Hosanna in high heaven!"

A number of the people checked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!"

And as Jesus taught in the temple he asked, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is David's son?

Does not scripture say it is from the offspring of David, from David's village of Bethlehem, that the Christ is to come?"







Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.

But they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to him for the purpose of catching him with a question.


So watching their chance they sent spies who pretended to be honest persons, in order to seize on what he said and get him handed over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

(They said this to test him, in order to get a charge against him.) Jesus stooped down, and began to write with his finger on the ground;







Similarly Christ was not raised to the glory of the high priesthood by himself but by Him who declared to him, Thou art my son, to-day have I become thy father.


the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and men say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is vindicated by all that she does."


They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

They also brought forward false witnesses to say, "This fellow is never done talking against this holy Place and the Law!


The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.